Owls as Mascots Ride the World’s Sinking Ships
An 19th century chronicle notes steam yacht Lysistrata carried many owls as luck talismans, with gilt owl figurehead and ornaments aboard. It cites unlucky vessels like Elbe, Victoria, and Bourgogne, where mascots failed to avert disaster, including a sinking with hundreds aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gordon Bennett
Mediterranean
North Sea
Victoria
Tryon
Bourgagne
Sable Islan
How It Happened Hero Recalls Iron Cross Victory
Herman Schmidt recounts how admirers hailed his Iron Cross during the Franco Prussian War. His tale shows pride in Prussian soldiers and their harsh endurance, recalling battles, casualties, and the shared fate of comrades amid the war’s grim toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schmidt
Seth
Struggles of Art Models and Enduring Pain in War Scenes
A famed French painter described the extreme strain on models posing for battle scenes. He recalled two veteran campaigners from the Franco German war who, though exhausted and wounded, endured the pose rather than endure merely counterfeiting the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eesti
Guy Bothy
Aia
Deming
Women and hypocrisy in fiction and life
A concise essay argues that women rarely display hypocrisy, contrasting frankness and self interest. It discusses benevolent self control, openness versus brutality, and notes a joke about Deming, a murderer, prompting reflections on social decorum and candid talk.
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Samaritan
Stey Organ
Melbourne
Bendigo
Geelong
Hearne
Agiss
Sai OO
Dee
Dunkling
Beecham
Exdar
Erie
Wen
Bine
Ouchon
Sas
Peter Oms
WYKES
Wykes & Spencer
Franklin Street
Traralzon
A. W. Crowe
Land and General Commission
Traralgon
Agen
MAS Bey Babaris Farm Implements, &c
Aco
Officer & Smith, Ountants, Finance and Estate Agents
Law Union & Rock ‘Insurance Company Limited
Haystack Insurance
THE
Yorkshire Insurance Fr
York
Victoran
Queen Street
Warry
E. L. Bruce
E. KL. Bruce
Land, Financial & General
Rm Valuater
Yorkshlr Fire and Life! ‘Stock, and Accident Insurance Co
Equity, Trastere Eestor Ever Company, &E
Fraralgon
J. W. Grubb & CO. Family Butchers
Ranklin
TAE
E. Johnson
Wim
Carhely
Cippsland
Northern
C9. Ltd
Flinders Lane
Qennings & McInnes
Bourke Street
Trafalgar
T. H Row & CO
Hotham Street
Baralgon
Insurance and Gesean Jeisus
Closer Settlement Board
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co
Ocean Accident Guarantee and Indemnity Corporation
National Mutual Life Amarance Association
J. Chenall
Traralgon and
MBH. G. Ladson
Wascots
Ena
Beecham’s
A. Denmead
Traralgon Water
Dole
Geleryst
Distelet
Bketeh
W. Thomas
Lyall & On
Shan Id Rose Waa Wisi da P Ea
Poti Ball Vial
SV Lean Sean
KODAK
Hing of
Australian Kodak Limited
Bmcerparning Hoke Monte Poe i Thee
Bec
Colina Street
Malbowe
I-Ine
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